1. Read all directions carefully.
2. Read all questions carefully.
3. Be sure you know what is being asked.
4. Look at all choices before you answer.
5. Eliminate answers you know are wrong. XXX
6. Paraphrase the questions.
7. Think carefully.
8. Check your work.
Here are some questions created by Literature Life at GPS that are helpful when questioning your child about their reading. You can have your child discuss their responses with you or they can write them for you. Whole Text Questions:
1. After reading the passage, what could the author include?
2. In the story, what is the character's main problem?
3. This passage is most like a...
4. Where does most of the story take place?
5. The story is mainly about...
6. What s the story mostly about?
7. Why did the author most likely write this passage?
8. This passage is mostly about... Detail Questions:
1. What's the main problem in the first paragraph?
2. Which phrase best explains how the character felt?
3. According to the passage, what happened right before...?
4. What does this line mean?
5. Which event happens first in the story?
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1. Read all directions carefully.
2. Read all questions carefully.
3. Be sure you know what is being asked.
4. Look at all choices before you answer.
5. Eliminate answers you know are wrong. XXX
6. Paraphrase the questions.
7. Think carefully.
8. Check your work.
Here are some questions created by Literature Life at GPS that are helpful when questioning your child about their reading. You can have your child discuss their responses with you or they can write them for you.
Whole Text Questions:
1. After reading the passage, what could the author include?
2. In the story, what is the character's main problem?
3. This passage is most like a...
4. Where does most of the story take place?
5. The story is mainly about...
6. What s the story mostly about?
7. Why did the author most likely write this passage?
8. This passage is mostly about...
Detail Questions:
1. What's the main problem in the first paragraph?
2. Which phrase best explains how the character felt?
3. According to the passage, what happened right before...?
4. What does this line mean?
5. Which event happens first in the story?